.\" authorization. *
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.\"
-.\" $Id: curs_addch.3x,v 1.28 2010/07/31 16:12:01 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_addch.3x,v 1.29 2010/08/14 23:29:16 tom Exp $
.TH curs_addch 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBaddch\fR, \fBwaddch\fR, \fBmvaddch\fR, \fBmvwaddch\fR,
+\fBaddch\fR,
+\fBwaddch\fR,
+\fBmvaddch\fR,
+\fBmvwaddch\fR,
\fBechochar\fR,
\fBwechochar\fR \- add a character (with attributes) to a \fBcurses\fR window, then advance the cursor
.SH SYNOPSIS
(the SVr4 manuals specify only "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon
successful completion, unless otherwise noted in the preceding routine
descriptions.
+.PP
+Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor movement using
+\fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
+or if the window pointer is null.
.SH NOTES
Note that \fBaddch\fR, \fBmvaddch\fR, \fBmvwaddch\fR, and
\fBechochar\fR may be macros.